Affranchise

/əˈfrænʧaɪz/

/əˈfrænˌtʃaɪz/

Translation of "affranchise" into Russian

Verb

/əˈfrænʧaɪz/

/əˈfrænˌtʃaɪz/

affranchise

affranchises

affranchised Past Simple / Past Participle

affranchising Gerund

The government decided to affranchise the slaves.

Правительство решило освобождать рабов.

Verb

/əˈfrænʧaɪz/

/əˈfrænˌtʃaɪz/

To set free, especially from slavery or servitude.

The government decided to affranchise the enslaved individuals, granting them their freedom.

Archaic. To grant the rights of citizenship or other civic privileges to; to enfranchise.

The charter of 1620 affranchised the town, permitting its inhabitants to elect their own magistrates.